New Horizon College EnglishBook 1 Unit 6College of Foreign LanguagesMa jin新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程第一册第六单元外国语学院马进Unit 6, Book OneSection A: To work or not to work- That is the question Teaching Objectives（教学目标）:After finishing this unit, students will be able to:1.To talk about the effects of part-time employment2.To further understand the text3.To apply the words, phrases and patterns4.To master the paragraph writing skillTime Allotment（课时时间分配）:Text A (5 periods):1st---2nd period: Pre-reading activities (theme-related questions for warming up; text structure; main ideas)3rd---4th period: While-reading activities (cultural notes; useful words and expressions;difficult sentences)5th period: Post-reading activities (comprehension questions; exercises)Main Points of Teaching（教学重点）:Enable students to talk about the topics related to the effects of part-time employment by using proper words, phrases and expressions.Difficult Points of Teaching（教学难点）:How to mobilize all the students to take an active part in all the class activities so that they can flexibly and properly use the words, expressions and samples learned in this unit to talk about the topics related to the text.Teaching Methods（教学方法）:Various kinds of teaching methods are used:1. Teacher’s instruction. Exp lain the profound theoretical knowledge in class;2. Case study. Provide case study during teaching, and make the students discussabout the case;3. Bilingual and full English teaching;4. Student-centered approach; situational & communicative method;5. Project-based approach;Teaching Procedures（教学步骤）:Pre-reading ActivitiesStep 1. GreetingsGreet the whole class warmly.Step 2. Lead-in and preparation for readingAsk students to look at the pictures on the screen and talk to each other about the following questions:1. What jobs are the students in the pictures doing?2. If you are going to work part-time, what job would you like to take? Why? Step3. Fast readingAsk the Students to read the passage as quickly as they can and then answer the question on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.Lead-in: To work or not to work---That is the questionMeaning: Should students work or not work? That is an important question, which requires careful consideration.Note: The title is a reference to a quote from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “To be, or not to be, that is the question.”（生存还是毁灭，这是一个值得考虑的问题（朱生豪译本）——《哈姆雷特》（英-莎士比亚）中的经典独白）For Hamlet it was a life-or-death question. Here the author means that “to work or not to work” is also an important question. For other examples:Quantity or quality, that is the question.是重数量还是重质量，这是个问题。
To buy or not to buy, that is the question.买还是不买，这是个问题。
Text structure: (structured writing) The passage can be divided into 3 parts.Part1 (para.1) Research methodsPart 2 (para2-4) Research findingsPart 3 (Para.5-8) Explanations for the negative effectsPart 4 (Para.9) Conclusion of the researchPurpose: Improve the students’ reading and writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph.Method:Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.Step 4. Preparation for details of the text on the screenStudents are required to look at the Words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class.Words and Phrases:Purpose: Train the Students’ ability of un derstanding and using foreign language. Method: Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method.1. (Para.1) contrast with与…形成对比；和…相对照The experts also contrasted smokers with non-smokers, on different indicators of their commitment to conduct.专家们还对比了吸烟者和不吸烟者在行动力投入程度方面的不同指征。
2. (Para.2) interfere with妨碍；阻止Sharpening the axe will not interfere with the cutting of firewood.磨刀不误砍柴工。
3. (Para.3) take a / its toll on对…产生不良影响The difficult curriculum and fierce competition have taken a serious toll on students’ physical and mental health.高难度的课程和激烈的竞争严重影响了这些学生的身心健康。
4. (Para.4)cut back on削减；缩减Experts suggest that as the concentration of PM2.5 in the air exceeds 200, the general population should cut back on the social and recreational activities.专家建议当大气中的可入肺颗粒物浓度超过200时，一般人群最好减少外出社交和娱乐活动。
5. (Para.7)drop out退学；辍学；退出；脱离We should help those students who have dropped out of school because of poverty, enabling them to return to school.我们应该帮助那些由于贫困而失学的学生，使他们重返学校。